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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.51%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$48.2B
AUM Growth
+$4.68B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
6.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.49%
Holding
2,555
New
260
Increased
1,265
Reduced
879
Closed
150

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$130M
2
OKTA icon
Okta
OKTA
+$109M
3
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$99.2M
4
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$90.4M
5
BKU icon
Bankunited
BKU
+$87.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$116M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$99.8M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$81.2M
4
AVXS
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
+$75.7M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$68M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.01%
2 Financials 12.35%
3 Communication Services 11.37%
4 Healthcare 9.49%
5 Industrials 8.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
DAL icon
326
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$55.9B
$34.5M 0.07%
696,268
-285,491
-29% -$15.2M
HCA icon
327
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$84.8B
$34.5M 0.07%
336,146
+137,129
+69% +$13.9M
AJG icon
328
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.7B
$34.4M 0.07%
527,063
+1,683
+0.3% +$114K
EA icon
329
Electronic Arts
EA
$52.4B
$34.4M 0.07%
243,908
+187,609
+333% +$24.4M
TDG icon
330
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.2B
$34.4M 0.07%
99,641
+83,658
+523% +$27.5M
LNT icon
331
Alliant Energy
LNT
$19.4B
$34.1M 0.07%
805,834
-298,271
-27% -$12.3M
TLT icon
332
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$42.1B
$34.1M 0.07%
280,076
+95,680
+52% +$11.4M
ROST icon
333
Ross Stores
ROST
$76.6B
$34.1M 0.07%
401,899
+36,667
+10% +$2.98M
PTC icon
334
PTC
PTC
$13.7B
$34M 0.07%
362,419
+333,595
+1,157% +$28.8M
APA icon
335
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
$34M 0.07%
727,185
+200,603
+38% +$8.32M
KSS icon
336
Kohl's
KSS
$2.03B
$33.7M 0.07%
462,703
+108,812
+31% +$7.25M
TER icon
337
Teradyne
TER
$54.8B
$33.5M 0.07%
880,041
-239,718
-21% -$9.34M
WMT icon
338
Walmart Inc
WMT
$871B
$33.4M 0.07%
1,168,368
-27,681
-2% -$787K
IP icon
339
International Paper
IP
$22.3B
$33.3M 0.07%
675,878
+383,001
+131% +$19.6M
MET icon
340
MetLife
MET
$61B
$33.3M 0.07%
764,126
+274,494
+56% +$12.8M
OXY icon
341
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$57B
$33.2M 0.07%
396,694
+269,964
+213% +$21.6M
SPG icon
342
Simon Property Group
SPG
$74.5B
$33.1M 0.07%
194,486
-25,396
-12% -$4.04M
SYY icon
343
Sysco
SYY
$39.7B
$33M 0.07%
483,124
-108,808
-18% -$6.95M
HII icon
344
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.3B
$32.8M 0.07%
151,238
-13,616
-8% -$3.16M
KEY icon
345
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.3B
$32.7M 0.07%
1,674,407
-421,478
-20% -$8.41M
TMO icon
346
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$32.6M 0.07%
157,471
+62,132
+65% +$13.2M
LH icon
347
Labcorp
LH
$24.3B
$32.6M 0.07%
211,307
+9,636
+5% +$1.45M
PSA icon
348
Public Storage
PSA
$60.2B
$32.5M 0.07%
143,140
-26,211
-15% -$5.46M
ELV icon
349
Elevance Health
ELV
$81.9B
$32.5M 0.07%
136,351
+17,034
+14% +$3.94M
HDB icon
350
HDFC Bank
HDB
$119B
$32.4M 0.07%
1,234,892
-125,188
-9% -$3.13M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,555 positions worth $48.2B, up 11% from $43.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.97B of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 260 new positions and adding to 1,265 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Snap: 10,109,232 shares worth $132M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Intel, an estimated $116M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2018 buy was Snap: 10,109,232 shares worth $132M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Bankunited in Q2 2018, an estimated $87.7M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $116M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited AveXis, Inc. Common Stock in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $75.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $48.2B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 260 new positions and closed 150 in Q2 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $48.2B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 2 Aug 2018.